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Acquaint thee, O Mortal.

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1. Acquaint thee, O

mortal, ac-quaint thee with God, And joy, like the

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sun-shine, shall beam on thy road, And peace, like the dew-drop, shall

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Acquaint thee with God.

2 Acquaint thee, O mortal, acquaint thee with God,
And he shall be with thee when fears are abroad;
Thy safeguard in danger that threatens thy path,
Thy joy in the valley, Thy joy in the valley,
Thy joy in the valley and shadow of death.
Looking off.

IO eyes that are weary, and hearts that are sore!
Look off unto Jesus, now sorrow no more!
The light of his countenance shineth so bright,
That here, as in heaven, there need be no night.

Arr. from Knox.

C. Wesley.

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O. peaceful, quiet Place.

Arranged by Mrs. E. T. Mitchell. DEDICATED TO THE WEDNESDAY EVENING MEETING, ST. PAUL'S, CHICAGO,

peace-ful, qui - et place! O charm-ing, still re - treat!

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*First introduced in this country by R. STORRS WILLIS. The following is the original text:

1 Schönster Herr Jesu!

Herrscher aller Enden!

Gottes und Mariä Sohn!

Dich will ich lieben,

Dich will ich chren,

Du meiner Scelen Freud, und Kron!

2 Schön sind die Felder,

Noch schöner sind die Wälder, In der schönen Frühlingzeit:

Jesus ist schöner,

Jesus ist reiner,

Der unser traurig Herz erfreut.

3 Schön leucht't die Sonne,

Noch schöner leucht't der Monde,

Und die Sternlein allzumal;

Jesus leucht❜t schöner,

Jesus leucht't reiner,

Als all die Engel in Himmelssaal.

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The Bird let loose.

C. M.-81.

1. The bird let loose in east -ern skies, When hast'ning fond-ly home, Ne'er

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2 Let him look forth into the night;

What solemn depths, what silent might !
Those ancient stars, how calm they roll-
He but an atom 'mid the whole!

3 And, as the evening wind sweeps by, He needs must feel his God as nigh; Must needs that unseen Presence own, Thus always near, too long unknown. 4 How small, in that uplifted hour,

Temptation's lure, and passion's power!
How weak the foe that made him fall,
How strong the soul to conquer all!

5 A mighty wind of nobler will

Sends thro' his soul its quick'ning thrill;
No more a creature of the clod,
He knows himself a child of God.

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2 For ever firm thy justice stands,

As mountains their foundations keep:
Wise are the wonders of thy hands;
Thy judgments are a mighty deep.

3 Life, like a fountain, rich and free,
Springs from the presence of my Lord;
And in thy light our souls shall see
The glories promised in thy word.

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Watts.

I The week is over, and to-day,
Once more, we meet to praise and pray;
Once more, a peace, a holy calm,
Falls on our troubled hearts like balm.
2 For in the week sure few could say
No shadow fell across their way,
And to some lives how doubly blest
The quiet of this day of rest.

3 In this day's calm my soul shall seek
A staff to lean on through the week;
And may each Sabbath prove the best,
Till the eternal day of rest.

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